Over the summer, the school’s security cameras were updated. The old security cameras have been at FHN for ten years, so some believe a tune-up was well needed.

“The security cameras have been updated to enhance security and [the] protection of our school,” Assistant Principal Tony Grippi said.

Grippi was in charge of the update. There have been 25 security cameras installed in strategic areas throughout the school. Next year they hope to install an additional 25 as well. Whether or not the cameras will be effective though is still debatable.

“The cameras improve security around school,” junior Britni Strong said. “But it won’t stop people from doing stuff they shouldn’t be doing.”

The cameras give administration an advantage to react quickly to vandalism, fights and stealing. Principals, secretaries and the resource officer all have a monitor on their computer screens so they can monitor the halls.

“I think they will reduce the number of people committing violations,” Grippi said.

According to Officer Fitzgerald, one of the biggest violations in our school is stealing. By the second week of school, Fitzgerald already had six reports of stealing and one arrest. While the cameras can not guarantee the safety of everyone’s belongings, they can increase the chances of the violators being caught.

“Usually the people who steal are the last ones out of the locker room,” Fitzgerald said. “On the cameras you will have a clear identification of who that person was.”